AI Skills Push: PM Wong announced SWDA’s SkillsFuture AI Subscription—200 AI courses plus a six-month tools subscription—aimed at helping workers pivot as skills grow obsolete faster. Identity & Cyber Resilience: Semperis secured IMDA accreditation for its Identity Resilience Platform, as Asia ramps up protection for identity systems in the AI era. Reading Culture, Singapore Style: Singapore’s new five-year reading campaign pays citizens for logged reading minutes, betting that long-form habits can beat “brain rot” and doomscrolling. Local Arts & Collecting: AstaGuru’s first Singapore auction/exhibition spotlights Indian masters M.F. Husain, S.H. Raza, Krishen Khanna and Thota Vaikuntam, with a Sept 16–23 arts guide. Neighbourhood Wander: A fresh guide to Jalan Besar maps its mix of old-school eateries and newer creative spaces. Food Delivery Anxiety: A Blackbox study says 85% fear rising delivery charges after Deliveroo’s exit, with consumers reporting late fees and shrinking choice. Civic & Legal Values: Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon urged Singapore’s rule of law to keep evolving as society and technology change. Global Culture Note: ANN released an Asia heritage e-book, “Inside Asia’s Hidden Heritage Treasures,” blending spirituality, history and modern identity. Crime & Crypto: A Singaporean, Malone Lam, pleaded guilty in the US to racketeering conspiracy tied to a roughly $245m bitcoin theft scheme.